Mother of the Sun is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Jefferson Starship.

A live rendition of Jorma Kaukonen's instrumental "Embryonic Journey", is featured on the album.

The album garnered mixed reviews from professional critics, but a generally positive response from fans.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said of the album "Whether it's a rocker or a ballad (and there are more of the latter than the former), almost everything on Mother of the Sun is overblown in a manner that's specific to the mid-'80s, when AOR airwaves were littered with '60s veterans flexing their muscles in an attempt to sound relevant.

"[12] Many others noted this detail as a fault, but most praised the relatively uncharacteristic style of the album as being compatible with staying near their roots in the 1960s era San Francisco Sound.